John Adams

John Adams (30 October 1735-4 July 1826) was the President of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Adams served as the Chief Justice from 1775 to 1783 and succeeded George Washington as President. He was originally a politician in the Continental Congress, who testified for the British during the Boston Massacre, but later joined the Sons of Liberty, serving as a diplomat to France along with Benjamin Franklin. During his tenure as president the USA fought France in the Quasi-War. He died the exact day and second as Thomas Jefferson on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.